Quickburn Quarry
Quickburn Quarry is a quarry in Wolsingham, County Durham, England. Quickburn Quarry is situated nearby to the forest High Plantation, as well as near the ruins Backstone Bank Depots.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Tunstall Reservoir and Church of St Cuthbert.
Tunstall Reservoir
Reservoir
Tunstall Reservoir was a water supply storage reservoir completed in 1879, and now used solely to maintain minimum regulatory flows on the River Wear in northeast England.
Church of St Cuthbert
Church
Photo: Robert Graham, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Church of St Cuthbert is situated 2 miles east of Quickburn Quarry.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include High Stoop and Satley.
High Stoop
Hamlet
High Stoop is a village in County Durham, England. It is situated a short distance to the north-west of Tow Law, on the A68. High Stoop is situated 2 miles southeast of Quickburn Quarry.
Satley
Village
Photo: Oliver Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Satley is a village and civil parish in County Durham, England, with a population of 292 in 2001, falling to 282 at the 2011 Census. It is situated six miles to the south of Consett on the B6296 road near the A68. Satley is situated 2½ miles east of Quickburn Quarry.
Waskerley
Hamlet
Photo: Peter McDermott, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Waskerley is a village in County Durham, England. It is situated six miles to the southwest of Consett and three miles southwest of Castleside and the A68. Stanhope in the Durham Dales is a further six miles to the southwest and the Derwent Reservoir and the village of Edmundbyers is approximately five miles to the north. Waskerley is situated 2½ miles northwest of Quickburn Quarry.
Quickburn Quarry
- Type: Quarry
- Category: industry
- Location: Wolsingham, County Durham, North East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.7812° or 54° 46′ 52″ northLongitude
-1.87516° or 1° 52′ 31″ westOpen location code
9C6WQ4JF+FWOpenStreetMap ID
way 543270262OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=quarry
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Highlights include High Plantation and Backstone Bank Depots.
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